| Irishman |
during the last couple of weeks wtih the tempature around 20, the headlights when set to auto seem to remain on for 10 minutes or so, even though its bright.
Anyone else notice this? |
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| Stoker |
| Mine stay on for only 75 seconds |
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| jason1234 |
| Mine also do it for about a minute or two, only on cold days. I can understand them turning on when there is frost / snow on the windshield, but even on days that there isn't, it happens too. |
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| njjoe |
Irishman-
Hmmm, the light-sensor must be temperature sensitive. I am sure it is not intentional, it may be a design flaw with certain sensors.
It is hovering around the freezing point here today, and I did a couple of checks to see if I could duplicate your situation. No luck.
-njjoe |
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| mattsmo |
| I could see humidity inside the cabin or moisture on the glass. Maybe the lower angle of the sun in the winter. |
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| Irishman |
this am, when on auto, the lights remained on, even though it was light out. I turned the lights off, then back to auto, where they remained off.
Seems like a bug of some kind. |
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| I-285MURANO |
| I have a 2003 MO that also does this, mainly in the morning, it has done this since I bought it brand new 4 years ago; from my experience, I would say that's just what it does when it is cold and it is no problem. |
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| Eric L. |
I never use auto since I don't like the HIDs to come on for only a short time when I go through freeway underpasses, tunnels, etc... - always heard its not good HIDs to be repeatedly turned on and off.
I do switch to auto (from off) at night, since again I don't want the HIDs firing up on auto, then off on parking, then on again on "on." The light switch for the Murano is really dumb - auto should be the last position, not the first. |
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| Kris |
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Originally posted by Eric L.
The light switch for the Murano is really dumb - auto should be the last position, not the first.
You are right. Other alternative would be to have the auto position in opposite direction. In that way there would be no mistakes...and the HID's would not be switched on and off numerous times completely unnecessary.... |
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| I-285MURANO |
I usually keep mine on when I am driving during the day in heavy traffic because I notice when I keep them on I dont get cut in front of as often than If I had them off.
I feel MO should have had DRL's (like the fog lamps) on on them because I sometimes forget to turn my headlamps on in the daytime; with some of the crazy drivers in this city you need some means of being seen.
I used to have the sensor covered so I didn't have to think about turning the lamps on, but I know it can be a strain on the BI-Xenon headlamps nevertheless battery consumption when cranking the engine; I sure don't want to replace the bulbs in this no time soon the are $$$. |
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| SliderJeff |
Ditto, same issue here on my '06 SL. Did EXACTLY what you did and they stayed off. No real temp fluctuations here, though. It HAS been humid... but it's Houston, so that's omnipresent.
Later,
Jeff
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Originally posted by Irishman
this am, when on auto, the lights remained on, even though it was light out. I turned the lights off, then back to auto, where they remained off.
Seems like a bug of some kind.
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| manitoba murano |
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Originally posted by SliderJeff
Ditto, same issue her on my '06 SL. Did EXACTLY what you did and they stayed off. No real temp fluctuations here, though. It HAS been humid... but it's Houston, so that's omnipresent.
Later,
Jeff
That sounds a lot like all the photoelectric sensors I have for garden/street lighting.
If the power is left on, the lights will stay on for at least a half hour after it is light outside. If I manually turn off the power, say fifteen minutes after it is light out, then turn the power back on, the lights will stay off.
I assume the increase in light detected by the photoelectric sensors when flicked off then back on(zero deteced when powered off, lots of light detected when turned back on) triggers them to turn off the lights. This might be similar to what you are experiencing with the MO's, perhaps enhanced by starting out in the early AM parked in the shade of a house.
Note that my auto lights functionned the same at -40 as they do now on a warm spring day, so I don't think temperature affects them (or shouldn't affect them). |
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